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56,165 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Protests in Montevideo (Uruguay), train derailment in Egypt and people injured in Saudi Arabia drew the news. Saudi Arabia's coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran softer than usual.

Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and Switzerland →
Part of lifeRights & justice 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUruguay 64 in 100 of its 143 stories, usually 26
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 29 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words Softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

how these are picked →
Protests & strikes

Uruguay

92 of its 143 stories (64%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Montevideo accounted for 90 of Uruguay's 92 stories about harm, carried by 95 outlets. 70 of Montevideo's 90 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of arrests ran at about three times the usual rate (89 stories).

Uruguay over 30 days → its stories → Montevideo stories →
Disasters & accidents

Egypt

337 of its 748 stories (45%) were about people being harmed, usually 32%. Reports of people injured ran at more than ten times the usual rate (183 stories). Train derailment was named in 63 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with road crashes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Egypt over 30 days → its stories →
Conflict & violence

Saudi Arabia

639 of its 1,138 stories (56%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (157 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Saudi Arabia over 30 days → its stories →
Health

Gabon

249 of its 369 stories (67%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Ogooue accounted for 148 of Gabon's 249 stories about harm, carried by 137 outlets. Reports of people affected ran at about 4 times the usual rate (22 stories).

Gabon over 30 days → its stories → Ogooue stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Venezuela

236 of its 407 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 38%. Caracas accounted for 176 of Venezuela's 236 stories about harm, carried by 167 outlets. 142 of Caracas' 176 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (142 stories).

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Protests & strikes

Latvia

25 of its 81 stories (31%) were about people being harmed, usually 12%. 12 of Riga's 14 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (14 stories). Wildfires were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Syria

Aleppo accounted for 1,068 of Syria's 1,627 stories about harm, carried by 759 outlets. 536 of Aleppo's 1,068 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (559 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Mexico

1,028 of its 2,457 stories (42%) were about people being harmed, usually 29%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (7 stories). Norovirus was named in 66 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with food poisoning and storm surge.

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Conflict & violence

Iran

596 of its 1,163 stories (51%) were about people being harmed, usually 39%. Tehran accounted for 425 of Iran's 596 stories about harm, carried by 447 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (11 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Armenia

84 of its 225 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. 55 of Yerevan's 73 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of refugees ran at more than ten times the usual rate (25 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: drought in Zambia (33 of its stories, about 7 times its usual); landslides in Guatemala (27 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); malaria in Sri Lanka (32 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); wildfires in Latvia (14 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); hiv in Palestine (81 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 22; 20 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 7 Sep. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 56,165 stories about harm among 284,804 counted on 7 Sep.

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Reports of people displaced ran at about twice the usual rate, most often about Syria and Switzerland. 20 in every 100 of the day's 284,804 news stories were about people being harmed, below the usual 22. For the second day running, the news turned to Uruguay. Uruguay stood out: 64% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 26%. Mentions of the drought ran about 7 times their usual in Zambia's news.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Syria74 in 100 of its 2,192 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Yemen72 in 100 of its 155 stories · usually 82 · mostly conflict & violence Gabon67 in 100 of its 369 stories · usually 49 · mostly health Uruguay64 in 100 of its 143 stories · usually 26 · mostly rights & justice Libya61 in 100 of its 114 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Aleppo Syria536 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1068 Morton County US386 stories about protests or strikes, of its 386 Washington US229 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1788 London UK210 stories about protests or strikes, of its 929 Harare Zimbabwe160 stories about protests or strikes, of its 230

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

feelings in full →
Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVanuatu: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: too little coverage to readPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUkraine: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkmenistan: too little coverage to readTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: about as warm as its own usual or lessTogo: too little coverage to readTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSyria: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: about as warm as its own usual or lessSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Vincent: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt. Lucia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: about as warm as its own usual or lessParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNigeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: about as warm as its own usual or lessMontenegro: about as warm as its own usual or lessMongolia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMali: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: about as warm as its own usual or lessMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLuxembourg: too little coverage to readLithuania: about as warm as its own usual or lessLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLaos: about as warm as its own usual or lessKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: about as warm as its own usual or lessHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEritrea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEquatorial Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: too little coverage to readN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuba: about as warm as its own usual or lessCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: about as warm as its own usual or lessChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: too little coverage to readCape Verde: too little coverage to readCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurkina Faso: too little coverage to readBulgaria: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: too little coverage to readBotswana: about as warm as its own usual or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: about as warm as its own usual or lessBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Free Zone): about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessCrimea: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: too little coverage to readMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: about as warm as its own usual or lessNauru: about as warm as its own usual or lessMonaco: about as warm as its own usual or lessMaldives: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readVenezuela: warmth about its own usualUzbekistan: warmth about its own usualThailand: warmth about its own usualTajikistan: warmth about its own usualSudan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualSouth Korea: warmth about its own usualPanama: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualIraq: warmth about one and a half times its own usualGermany: warmth about its own usualEcuador: warmth about its own usualDenmark: warmth about its own usualCongo: warmth about its own usualCentral African Republic: warmth about its own usualBahamas: warmth about its own usualAfghanistan: warmth about one and a half times its own usualBermuda: warmth about its own usualBoise, US -- health: 14 stories, carried by 23 outletsEdo State, Nigeria -- conflict & violence: 24 stories, carried by 18 outletsOmaha, US -- deaths & injuries, cause not given: 66 stories, carried by 61 outletsOxfordshire, UK -- disasters & accidents: 19 stories, carried by 22 outletsDushanbe, Tajikistan -- conflict & violence: 10 stories, carried by 17 outletsKabul, Afghanistan -- conflict & violence: 165 stories, carried by 130 outletsJuba, South Sudan -- conflict & violence: 36 stories, carried by 27 outletsDarfur, Sudan -- displacement: 14 stories, carried by 13 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

● Sudan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Afghanistan warmth about one and a half times usual ● Iraq warmth about one and a half times usual

Warmest events

● Boise US about twice as warm as the day's news · health · 14 stories ● Edo State Nigeria about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 24 stories ● Omaha US about twice as warm as the day's news · deaths & injuries, cause not given · 66 stories ● Oxfordshire UK about twice as warm as the day's news · disasters & accidents · 19 stories ● Dushanbe Tajikistan about twice as warm as the day's news · conflict & violence · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Rights & justice27% 14,949 stories · about as usual Health22% 12,282 stories · more than usual (usually 19%) Conflict & violence20% 11,094 stories · less than usual (usually 22%) Disasters & accidents14% 7,766 stories · less than usual (usually 17%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given7% 3,678 stories · about as usual Displacement4% 2,187 stories · about as usual Shelter & services3% 1,697 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood3% 1,529 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed17,080 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected6,877 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests6,849 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured3,902 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Syria Stories reporting refugees1,885 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Syria and the US Stories reporting people displaced1,418 at about twice the usual rate · most about Syria and Switzerland Stories reporting abductions716 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations396 at about half the usual rate · most about Türkiye and India Stories reporting people falling ill126 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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